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Business still unhappy with SG increase

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... mining tax deal. The declaration was signed last week in Adelaide, the Prime Minister's home town, by all employer association heads on the General Council of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI). The employer associations are opposed ...

Been there, done that

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... decided to face its fears anyway. There was again no shortage of bad news overnight. In the United States, the National Association of Home Builders confidence index sank to 14 in July from a 16 in the previous month. This the lowest level since March ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... Also, RBA governor Glenn Stevens is listed to speak at the Anika Foundation lunch in Sydney. And the Housing Industry Association-RP Data residential land report is also slated for publication. In companies news, Infrastructure Australia infrastructure ...

AFAC and APESB launch fresh debate on fiduciary duty

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MEDIA RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... Andrew Gale, chief executive of Count and AFAC spokesperson, said that they will be keeping the Financial Planning Association (FPA) updated with their progress but that AFAC would be a direct representation to address key issues contained in the proposed ...

Perennial invests in oil equipment stocks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... misled investors about its safety procedures and strategies when disasters occur. Separately, the UK-based National Association of Pension Funds, which represents more than $1.3 trillion in retirement assets, found most UK pension fund would have an ...

Business still unhappy with SG increase

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... mining tax deal. The declaration was signed last week in Adelaide, the Prime Minister's home town, by all employer association heads on the General Council of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI). The employer associations are opposed ...

Competition for ASFA awards heats up

FINANCIAL STANDARD WRITERS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... Superannuation marketers and communication managers will soon have the chance to go head to head with their peers at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Communications Forum and Awards next week. ASFA will showcase the best examples ...

Planners rank high on client scorecard

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... planners directly are skeptical, research shows. According to research by CoreData-brandmanagement, commissioned by the Association of Financial Advisers, investors gave advisers rating of 7.5 out of 10, ranking them among the top three most trusted ...

Pause

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... rebound of 0.1 per cent in the month, a sharp reversal from the 1.0 per cent fall in May. Next. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported that home loan applications declined by 3.1% in the week ended 9 July. This is the lowest level since December ...

CFD health check prompts more oversight

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... levels of this kind in the industry." Odes said the firm would work with ASIC and the Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) to ensure any recommendations and benchmarks coming from this report are implemented.